BENIGN VS MALIGNANT THYROID NODULES:SONOGRAPHIC EVALUATION
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Thyroid nodules, UltrasonographyAbstract
Retrospective review of the ultrasonographic examination of the 119 thyroid nodules was performed. All cases had surgically and pathologically proved. The study included 64 benign and 53 malignant nodules. Definitive findings for benign nodules were purely cystic and predominantly cystic mixded nodules and for malignant nodules were extrathyroidal muscular invastion, vascular encasement and cervical lymphadenopathy. The suggestive findings for malignant nodules were hypoechoic solid pattern and rim calcification. The inconclusive findings were the features of the margin of the nodules, hetero or homogeneity of the tissue, iso and hyperechoic solid nodules.
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